عمان
Arabic
Etymology 1
Disputed etymology with most connecting it back to عُمَانَة (ʕumāna) considered a by-name of the city صُحَار (ṣuḥār), the most prevalent city-state at the time the name became associated with the region as a whole. Considered derived from the root ع م ن (ʕ-m-n) meaning, "to settle or remain", "to dwell", "a place where one enters and chooses to stay", "to be abiding or a lasting settlement", "a plain or easy country".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕu.maːn/
Declension
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | عُمَان ʕumān |
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Nominative | — | عُمَانُ ʕumānu |
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Accusative | — | عُمَانَ ʕumāna |
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Genitive | — | عُمَانَ ʕumāna |
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Derived terms
- عُمَانِيّ (ʕumāniyy)
Etymology 2
Generally connected to the root ع م م (ʕ-m-m) dealing with the concepts of "kinsmen or people", "father's brother", "to be distantly related, an extended tribe", "a very large company", "a tribe, multitude, or great band"; attested as far back as Akkadian 𒌷𒄠𒈠𒈾 (Ammān, “City of Ammān”) likely deriving from a local power's endonym.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕam.maːn/
Declension
Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | عَمَّان ʕammān |
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Nominative | — | عَمَّانُ ʕammānu |
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Accusative | — | عَمَّانَ ʕammāna |
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Genitive | — | عَمَّانَ ʕammāna |
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Derived terms
- عَمَّانِيّ (ʕammāniyy)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “عمان”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Persian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔoˈmmɒn]
Proper noun
Dari | عمان |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Умон (Umon) |
عمان • ('ommân)
- Oman (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Derived terms
- عمانی ('ommâni)
Alternative forms
- امان (ammân)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔæˈmmɒn]
South Levantine Arabic
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕam.maːn/, [ʕamˈmæːn]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Urdu
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.mɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
See also
- (Middle East) مشرق وسطی (maśriq-e vust̤á); سعودی عرب (saʻūdī ʻarab), مصر (miṣr) عراق (ʻirāq), ایران (īrān), اردن (urdan), شام (śām), ترکی (turkī), قبرص (qabraṣ) فلسطین (filisṭīn) اسرائیل (isrā'īl) لبنان (libnān) یمن (yaman) عمان (ʻumān) متحدہ عرب امارات (mutaḥidda ʻarab imārāt) قطر (qaṭar) بحرین (baḥrīn) کویت (kuvet) (Category: ur:Middle East)